Thursday, May 07, 2015

Many students and parents in Carroll Gardens probably already know Olivia Ramsey and her Smith Street Workshop, a new learning center which opened this past February at 581 Henry Street.
Ramsey was one of the founding teachers at Public School 58's French Dual Language Program. For five years, she taught kindergarten and 3rd grade at the school, before starting a small private tutoring practice out of her Smith Street apartment in 2013.
The practice was so successful that Olivia soon had a long waiting list.

Olivia, a Bank Street College Of Education graduate, clearly loves teaching and is passionate about her practice. Last week, she was kind enough to invite me to visit the new space on Henry Street. It is bright and cheery, and stocked with books, games, toys, and art supplies.

Smith Street Workshop is a wonderful resource for students in this neighborhood, so please help spread the word.

I'm so glad the neighborhood now has a place where elementary school students can get test prep for the SHSAT - never too young to start. Hopefully they can expand to tutoring pre-schoolers to ensure they are "Kindergarten-ready."